I Tested THE MOST Random Amazon Snooker Items

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This week we're doing something a bit different. We've ordered random snooker items from Amazon for Stephen to put to the test and rate them out of five. Which is your favourite product from this video?
Featured Products:
Cue Ball - amzn.to/3zzuROY
Portable Rest - amzn.to/4ewR5Qz
Mark Williams Sighting Aid - markwilliamssnooker.com/product/qline-sighting-aid
Chalk Holder - amzn.to/4etQ0Jj
Taom Chalk - amzn.to/3YctIGk
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Rest Extension - amzn.to/3Ybzg41
Cue Towel - amzn.to/3XSnVUX
Snooker Poems - amzn.to/4ePb0tZ
Cue Tip Shaper - amzn.to/3ZRELpR
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Snooker Glove - amzn.to/4dB8qqz
Snooker Cleaning Set - amzn.to/3Yd6qju
Mini Pool Table - amzn.to/3YbJCki

[@JeremyHollier]

The fact the other players hate Ronnie using the traditional chalk is probably the reason he sticks with it. lol

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

Him and me both. Forty years playing with green triangle, Taom can jam their thirty Aussie dollars a block!

[@jama211]

@@michaelpilgrim2599 so you're being annoying to your friends and worsening your game out of pure spite? Shooting yourself in the foot mate. They last years and cost the same as three beers.

[@felipemaldonado8028]

Probably when he plays Ali, he even throw some chalk dust on purpose haha

[@Sam-ep7sc]

@@JeremyHollier Indeed. He’s an unpleasant character, isn’t he?

[@rsb8380]

Hahaha totally. He’s such a contrarian.

[@gazf6163]

Gets out the world's smallest pool table... Let's try a long pot! 😂

[@BeareTube]

Decel

[@MaximilianBerkmann]

Smallest? That was like medium-sized, lol. There's one where the equipment is like 60% the size of what Stephen showed.

[@gazf6163]

@@MaximilianBerkmann it's just a figure of speech

[@GamingGrenade1]

Taom chalk is the reason Peter Ebdon retired. Now he can't spend 10 minutes getting the cue ball cleaned

[@filiptodorov6294]

I bet Stephen would get a good chuckle if he reads this

[@danielkarmy4893]

@@filiptodorov6294 Come on. COME ON! COME OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNN!

[@awentimes]

😄

[@jmyogi17]

He can spend the time looking at his 2002 world championship. Players have different play styles, get over it.

[@awentimes]

@@jmyogi17 I bet you're fun at parties.

[@ThePupilpoint]

The small 90 degree rest clip-on thing isn't for use as an alternative to the spider, although I suppose you could use it that way. Its main function is for the times the cue ball is close to the cushion on your opposite hand, so that you don't need to twist the conventional rest in order to get to the centre spot of the cue ball. As a right hander Steven, try it down the right hand side of the table.

[@hughgrant894]

Spot on @ThePipilpoint - nobody uses it for the reason that Stephen suggests. I use one regularly when I'm in using the rest down the cushion as you explained....

[@Cheeseberry69]

The glove is an acquired taste. I wasn't keen at first but the more I've used it, the more it feel right. I'm a clammy person at the best of times so in a sweaty club it really helps. Couldn't be without it now.

[@mason26392]

Same. Always had issues with being clammy or a sticky cue. 3 games in and I need the gloves. Use it all the time now.

[@TimmyRipkey-zj7sg]

Glove should be banned

[@jama211]

@@TimmyRipkey-zj7sg grow up

[@jama211]

living in a dry place I never understood it until I played somewhere humid. massive difference.

[@TimmyRipkey-zj7sg]

@@jama211 just another completely unnecessary accessory what does nothing to improve a players game

[@leighmetcalf9716]

That brush you called a toothbrush is used for where the cushion and cloth meet! Quite handy when brushing tables to be fair

[@coz84twitch67]

Ronnie in front of "snowy mountains 😂" maybe cause he liked the snow a few years ago 😂

[@YesOkayButWhy]

😄

[@coz84twitch67]

@@YesOkayButWhy 😅😅

[@awentimes]

😄

[@sonicdiablo8968]

Should be Jimmy on the cover then

[@cedarstuff]

Watching Hendry dominate snooker in the 90s, I never thought that one day I'd be watching him review the colour blue. @13:43

[@gdpm86]

Or say he's not adept enough 😂

[@karlmargerum2895]

Its so brilliant watching him tho isnt it. Humour there and just decent watching. Get what your saying tho the turnaround from mad focus to just decent geezer is special

[@vIMONST3RIv]

I had no idea he would be one of my favourite KZbinrs 😂

[@nigefal]

Or more correctly "bloo"

[@sharpvidtube-do6vc]

And was whitewashed in the 90s....9-0

[@DM-kv9kj]

3:54 - I've noticed this on another video where it was way more obvious, but you can see it subtly here that Stephen is often cueing across the ball to the left (right arm nudging out on delivery). This might well be the thing that he's developed unconsciously after being out of practice? Might be worth having a good look at that.

[@NoChance-oz4dd]

Lol

[@RocketMagnetUK]

Go to admire £30 for a 3D printed training aid that will cost a few pence to print... Impressive.

[@BlamBlam80]

Same as sight right really

[@toziassmitt]

Wait until you find out how much the crap you buy at the shops cost 😂 or a snooker cue, for that matter

[@yuanheli307]

I can get behind the price if it's some intricate design that's tested and optimized, but it looks like a CAD from a 5 year old.

[@silviunikita]

I wouldn't have thought it but this was actually very entertaining 🙂

[@estoforte388]

7 time world champion : "I'm not technically adept enough at the workings of the snooker action."

[@sharpvidtube]

Imagine how many more he would've won, had he taken it seriously😂

[@WAYNEANTHONYHOLMES-v5p]

@@sharpvidtube Nobody comes close to Ronnie Ronnie beat Hendry most times,and leads him not just overall but 9-4 in the 13 finals they played.I watched Ronnie vs Hendry 2004/8 Semi Finals at the Crucible. Glad Ronnie thrashed him in the grudge rubber in WSC 2004/8 SF 17-4 & 17-6. Ronnie O'Sullivan not only a true champion but the greatest ever! Sorry for hurting your feelings 😁

[@WAYNEANTHONYHOLMES-v5p]

@@sharpvidtube Judd Trump worst loss was at the 2022 vs the greatest player of all time Ronnie O'Sullivan who deprived the bigmouth of a 2nd world title. Judd was intimidated, out-potted, and out classed by a superior player in his mid 40s. Ronnie took his soul that day in snookers biggest stage 🏆🐐🚀👍

[@dafergy]

And we all saw Ronnie shit himself and runaway halfway through his match with the real GOAT.

[@Thebobsmccoll]

@@WAYNEANTHONYHOLMES-v5p I think you need therapy

[@Topazium1]

Stephen is too positive for a professional reviewer, "it's a towel, it's blue and it costs nearly £7 when a dishcloth will do - I give it 5 out of 5". Don't change and stay positive Stephen!

[@AnthonyWeedon-p3i]

That little plastic extension you put onto the rest head is really useful and helps your rest shots when rest head is right next to cushion. I use it probably once every 10 frames or so.

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

Exactly what it was designed for Anthony, but every ten frames mate? It's the whole secret of the game. Stay at least a foot away from the cushion if you can. But yeah, it's what the attachment was invented for.

[@laganas2008]

15 quid for the telescopic bridge is a bargain.

[@frankbauerful]

But WHY OH WHY don't they include another head to use it as a selfie stick. Missed opportunity.

[@laganas2008]

@@frankbauerful I'd definitely cue up to buy one!

[@TheStevenWhiting]

When you can use cheap labour and give no real shits about the environment so shipping to the rest of the world is really cheap, then it will also be cheap. Unfortunately, I suspect the next sponsor Hendry will be using will be Temu.

[@asadhussain5267]

Some interesting gadgets for snooker. Great video Stephen hendry

[@Astoooooria]

The rest head extension was used when needing a rest while the cue ball was against a cushion. The extended angle allowed you to play away from the cushion which you couldn’t do with a standard x head or spider. A brilliant gadget

[@egroegartfart]

I have to wear a glove even if it's cold inside the building. My hands sweat constantly. It's the most annoying problem. Years ago my doctor said they have a surgery to stop the profuse hand sweating. I wish I would have done it because I hate wearing a glove but the cue does not go smoothly while I'm fixing because it sticks to my hand. So I have to wear the glove.

[@colintclai]

When I was in secondary school back in the 80s I used to buy a mini snooker table, a little bigger than the one here, and played with classmates. We had so much fun and even started a mini league among ourselves. There had been times when we hadn’t finished a game and the teacher came in, we asked him to wait LOL! Definitely one of the best items I’ve ever bought in my life.

[@Cycle.every.day.]

I think the MW gadgets purpose is to place down on any shot,anywhere on the table. Play the shot and see if cue has strayed to the right or left.

[@sharpvidtube]

After you strike the cue ball, does it matter? I know people go on about how straight Neil Robertson's cue goes through, but that's not essential. Many great players don't follow through straight. This wouldn't work for Judd, he moves sideways so much before hitting the cue ball, but his cue action works for him, a gadget like that could ruin his game?

[@ozguy]

The yellows on the left and right give you feedback on your eyes being in the centre hence getting the cue under your vision centre.

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-r3s]

@@sharpvidtube ​ Nobody comes close to Ronnie Ronnie beat Hendry most times,and leads him not just overall but 9-4 in the 13 finals they played.I watched Ronnie vs Hendry 2004/8 Semi Finals at the Crucible. Glad Ronnie thrashed him in the grudge rubber in WSC 2004/8 SF 17-4 & 17-6. Ronnie O'Sullivan not only a true champion but the greatest ever! Sorry for hurting your feelings 😁

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-r3s]

@@sharpvidtube Hendry turned pro in 1985, and the GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan turned pro in 1993. The same year the greatest Ronnie turned pro as a 17 year old he beat Stephen Hendry in the 1993 UKC finals, and again in the 1997 UKC finals. Hendry cried & wet his knickers. Ronnie also leads Hendry 9-4 in finals and has a winning overrall record over Hendry. Hendry fan boys cant handle the fact Stephen Hendry couldn't live with Ronnie O'Sullivan. Its in their head to head , facts. Ronnie O'Sullivan was so great that when he turned 23yo in 1999. he started wiping the floor with Hendry in most matches. Only one real GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan 🐐🏆👍 Ronnie O'Sullivan GOAT of all GOATS 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-r3s]

@@sharpvidtube Absolute fact. Eras & standards matter. Hendry fan girls cant handle it that Ronnie is the greater player ever. Even Stephen Hendry calls Ronnie O'Sullivan the greatest player of all time. If Ronnie plays at his best he wins, Its as simple as that - Stephen Hendry

[@Train_Sounds]

Stephen Hendry is a trendsetter, now everyone will carry around this special rest 😅

[@gazf6163]

My Dad got there first. He's been using one for months. The exact same one as in the video. They are really good, especially for him as he has a heart condition and it's a nice, lightweight product and easy to use. 👍

[@gazf6163]

@Guv-x2v not true at all. My Dad has one. He's 73, and certainly not a fool. No one at the club bats an eyelid. He has a serious heart condition and the lightweight design is ideal for him. Nice and easy to carry and use. Not everyone has the maturity of a 7 year old and finds everything amusing or an opportunity to take the piss. As I said, plays twice a week, busy club, no one is bothered by or amused by his rest.

[@dafergy-k5x]

@@gazf6163 Ignore the Guv aka Wayne Anthony Holmes The most sensitive 56 YO online.

[@OJ-jt5hs]

Taom chalk is the best. Great product from Finland.

[@w00llee14]

Overpriced though. Just my opinion.

[@AceUK_Hunter]

The ball you test Stephen yeah the clock face part is I agree useless! however the stripes....... very useful. It will tell you real quick if you are hitting across the ball or even moving on your shot, place on brown spot hit the ball through the spots, slow at first then build power to help keep you still and straighter cueing. If you dont have a someone like a coach to tell you your doing this, this is a great tool to use for yourself on the practice table. 0:40 So in that respect I think could be very helpful, I do like that rest gadget too.

[@DevilboyScooby]

BetterHelp is a really shady sponsor 😬 a lot of the therapists aren't as licenced as they claim to be...

[@kmanpilkers]

I bought the telescopic rest previously for my son, it's really handy to have. He was too short to be able to play a lot of shots, and places we play wouldn't always have the equipment to hand, particularly if it's just a pool table (where he would still need it). It's not the best quality but really useful for kids getting into the game as they need it for so many shots.

[@hollyhillbilly1747]

I bought it for my boys too. We have a 6x3 table here and every game they will use the telescopic rest for one or two shots. As they are not tall enough yet to reach every shot. Great value

[@joaochanoca3317]

Now, gotta do a Temu version. Temu is wild in terms of chinese products... More likely to find products related to chinese pool though

[@texluh]

Apart from from being a professional booker player, you've found your niche Stephen. This really is you at your KZbin best. Like someone once said about someone else, 'there's no lying in you'. And it's very funny

[@jefo4213]

The black tip shaper has a closed end you were using it back to front lol

[@breakingdry]

Exactly! I have a similar one, not by Peradon, and had the same issue as Stephen. Turn it around and it works perfectly.

[@TheSmokeofAnubis]

Better Help can spin

[@CalumnMcAulay]

Why? Some people benefit from counselling

[@aquacruisedb]

@@CalumnMcAulay Kidding, right. Just do a little bit of homework, one of the most evil companies out there

[@jaysummers9396]

Ronnie uses triangle chalk for the exact reason you mentioned, it upsets his opponents

[@dangermouse8466]

Oh that's genius. I never thought of that. I still have a pack of Triangle chalk that I bought in the 80s. I kept them coz they look cool.

[@Syaka-m5s]

Hey Steven just wanted to say that I love your channel and in my opinion you're still the best snooker player that ever walked the earth.

[@motelghost477]

You missed a great opportunity to say "who ever CHALKED the earth."

[@Takerfanatic]

Stephen was way generous with that snooker cueball, would have given it as a 1 😂

[@nickstone1587]

Yeah right, explains how it's worse than useless then gives it 3/5

[@rossmiller8457]

The little rest head extension is good for when the cue ball is tight to the cushion and you need to aim a shot near parallel ie instead of having the rest sitting on top of the cushion

[@TheSmokeofAnubis]

I remember Steve Davis and a scientist, scientifically proving that chalk was the issue with kicks in the 80s

[@wielentschoten6904]

@@TheSmokeofAnubis In the 90ies John Parrott did a test with the cue ball completely covered with chalk. He played with it and never got any kicks. This was the old chalk.

[@dx5784]

​@@wielentschoten6904So what do you propose as the reason for the kicks happening then?

[@wielentschoten6904]

@@dx5784 humidity when It's very hot in the summer.

[@willtucker2774]

Possibly electrostatic discharge?

[@Zypalex]

​@@wielentschoten6904it really Sounds Like a dumb experiment rather than a proof....

[@parkatip]

Just love watching Hendry.

[@yatinverma7]

The thumbnail game is getting strong Stephen. A proper KZbinr now. Great video as always!

[@factsonly1522]

How much should you pay for a good quality snooker cue? Maybe a video idea.. love the content 👍🏻

[@CasperLD]

"What's the word I'm looking for?......'Sandpaperiness'" 😂

[@felipemaldonado8028]

Loved that comment. Stephen is awesome

[@ernstmanuputty2525]

The thick stripes are an aid for straight cueing. Place the stripes vertical, in line with your shot, and hit the white middle. It gives you immediate response if you are cueing straight.

[@bigdom3810]

I’m in Scotland, use a billiards glove to play pool. Just cause it’s a cold country doesn’t mean the clubs aren’t roasting 😅

[@nakke3]

I'm in Finland and play pool with a glove. Some people have sweatier hands than others. Just one long 9 ball and the palms are sweaty 😅 It's a real issue in snooker since I also don't like the glove with such a light and slick cue.

[@thomasmeyer8798]

Hey Stephen - if you want to test my completely newly developed cue rest head, just let me know. I guarantee you'll never use one of the standard rests again. One of your guests in the Tough Table Challenge has already tried it and loved it. And of course it fits in every cue case. With this rest head, even impossible shots are possible now. This has to be the new standard.

[@johnlennoosullivan7364]

Wouldn't wearing the glove stop the need for cue wiping? As the cue isn't in direct contact with skin. Thanks for the video Stephen!

[@Cheeseberry69]

I use one personally, but I know a lot of people don't like them. I get quite clammy so I was always wiping my cue and even putting chalk on my hand to keep them dry, now with a glove I can just play and never worry. You can pick cheap ones up for a few quid and try them out before you buy something better quality, definitely worth a go

[@johnlennoosullivan7364]

@@Cheeseberry69 Absolutely, I use one myself for pool. I know what Stephen is saying about the feeling or delivery of the cue, for professional standard in snooker it wouldn't give you the same natural feel, but this is something you could adapt to I believe.

[@blackboardbloke]

As a keen amateur since the late ‘70s, maybe Steve Hendry has never seen, or has forgotten where this accessory is very useful. I refer to the plastic rest fork slide on extension (that Steve Davis used), and I’ve used since I got one soon after seeing it, main use isn’t as an alternative spider. It’s use is for better cueing when the cue ball and object ball are tight or very close to a cushion and it’s on your wrong cueing arm. The lower fork below the extended fork can fit under the cushion rail and the fork of the extension allows you to cue along the line of the shot. Not often used, but now and again very handy. I keep mine over my cue tip to protect it in its case, which is another use. 5 out of 5 in my opinion 🙂

[@Fincio]

About gadget from 12:00 I believe Stuart Bingham tried to used it once in a frame, but had some problems with it ;)

[@thejub]

I think he did fine with it. If I remember right it was against either Kyren or Luca who then had to borrow it shortly after.

[@elmondo3543]

Great to see the goat 🐐 of snooker doing something different, fantastic variety from this channel!…..greetings from Thailand 🇹🇭

[@dafergy-k5x]

@Guv-u1v Mark Allen leads Big gay Judd Trump 4-1 in finals and 17-14 H2H! 🏳🌈🍀

[@dafergy-k5x]

@Guv-u1v Wrong. Every top player calls Ronnie O'Sullivan the GOAT As your opinion matters 🐐

[@dafergy-k5x]

@elmondo Your other boy friend Judd Trump was schooled by Si Juihui. He intimated , out potted & slaughtered Judd with 3 ton and an 147. Greetings from Bali

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-r3s]

@Guv-u1v Sorry , but Ronnie O'Sullivan is the King of the CRUCIBLE & GOAT of snooker . He beat far better opponents than you did in world finals. He beat Judd , Higgins & the great Ali Carter like dogs in world finals.

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-r3s]

@@dafergy-k5x True

[@sampenno4368]

The glove is 5/5

[@kelvinlee7506]

5:58 The magnetic chalk holder has been around for ages, I have seen them about 20 years ago. 17:04 Same with the glove.

[@Squant]

Yeah... that's what he said.

[@josephveysey2724]

loved the hendry poetry recital :D

[@dangermouse8466]

Yes, Stephen needs to do more of this. Perhaps, make it a regular on his show.

[@BeareTube]

Stephen Hendry was a potter so able His potting was the stuff of fable Hendry wouldn’t sulk When glued to baulk He’d just long pot and clear the table

[@AuPairChina]

Stephen Hendry One of a kind He’s known for coming from behind He’s up with Ronnie as a great If it wasn’t for Ebdon - he would’ve had 8! His KZbin channel it’s lots of fun And no, he doesn’t like it up the bum!

[@R-Tap]

I think that telescopic rest will be more useful for pool players in pubs and bars, where it's more likely that the rest will be absent. My worst snooker invention ever, Taom chalk, there is no satisfaction when chalking your cue. I lasted a week with it and went back to the old stuff. I just didn't feel like I was chalking my cue with it.

[@dgeneratio1]

Oh yeah, when i used to go down to the club to play Pool with Brother, every so often, i'd need a Rest so i'd have to pinch one from the Snooker table but luckily it was usually quiet so wasn't a problem.

[@Milesporksword]

The dark green triangle chalk is good

[@TheJestinator]

This is what I use in the league, never had a problem with it

[@Milesporksword]

@@TheJestinator club I know won't allow you to play using triangle chalk but will gladly hire the new stuff of for £3.00

[@Milesporksword]

Club*

[@randomstringofletters]

Nice to see Hendry struggling to make the 1 foot long pots 👍

[@snookerthedog9935]

I can't imagine Stephen ever appearing on "DIY SOS'... Linear programmed as a snooker player!! Good stuff though!

[@IvMrNayfeenvI]

I’m really happy to see that Stephen switched his sponsor from a gambling company to BetterHelp. A while back, I actually commented on one of his videos, pointing out how harmful gambling can be and criticizing his choice to promote it, since it ruins so many lives. I’m not sure if my comment had any influence on his decision, but regardless, I’m so glad he made the change. I watch all his videos, and it feels great to know he’s making such a positive impact on people’s lives and now even more so with his channel’s new direction on sponsor. Big W for the 7-timer!

[@YesOkayButWhy]

@@IvMrNayfeenvI Fair play, sick of promotion of that crap.

[@MStoica]

While I agree with not promoting gambling, as far as I've heard BetterHelp is kind of scammy and really bad... Following other KZbinrs with even over 2M subscribers (see Blatcktail Studio), and as soon as they did a BetterHelp sponsorship, everybody commented that BetterHelp is crap

[@TheStevenWhiting]

BetterHelp is just as bad. Doing a little quick search shows you that. Its clear his media department are just accepting any sponsor and not doing any checks on them. BetterHelp are awful. Also concerning a comment about this earlier appears to have gone.

[@MStoica]

@@TheStevenWhiting yes, my comment was deleted indeed. I wasn’t sure why I couldn’t see it anymore, I thought maybe I added it in a different thread… but no, since I was notified just now about your comment to this thread. So my comment was deleted 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@YesOkayButWhy]

@@MStoica Uh oh. Dodgy. Bad vibes, Stephen and team.

[@keithc9461]

Inventing thing's that don't need inventing, Stephen is a legend

[@wolfiemcwolf6617]

Stop holding out Hendo. We all know you have more Break From Life content backed up brother! 🤣

[@The.Nomad.And.His.Dawg.420]

😂 I appreciate these types of honest reviews sir haha

[@tonberrykinged]

That pool table is terrible - the balls have to be a bit smaller or the table slightly bigger!

[@BeareTube]

Stephen Hendry was a potter so able His potting was the stuff of fable Hendry wouldn’t sulk When glued to baulk He’d just long pot and clear the table

[@Jimmy-2-Times]

Stephen people are influenced by you..sending them to random app for their mental health is not good..your getting into territory outside your expertise with vulnerable people

[@YesOkayButWhy]

😔

[@aquacruisedb]

It has nothing to do with Hendry. Gary Smith @ Avidity Talent booked them, Hendry just reads the script. But correct that Betterhelp are a truly awful company, terrible and well-known reputation.

[@HaloXIIII]

The little cue cleaners are great my pool team all uses them makes the cue slide really nicely if it's getting a bit sweaty

[@Nathan_Virica_Comedy]

I personally think snooker poetry has some legs as a genre: There once was a man called Mark King, For whom winning was a most tricky thing, His form in such tatters, Suspicious betting patterns, Until he got caught in a sting.

[@TheCuggsmeister]

I'm not sure that you're 100% correct in your description of how you use that little gadget that fits onto a rest. I've got one and yes, it can be used in certain situations as a spider when you're hampered by other balls. But its main use is when you need to use the rest alongside the cushion and it allows you to position the cue literally above the cushion itself. Or it allows you to slide one of the bottom prongs of the rest slightly under the cushion and it still gives you the height of a spider. You can't do this with a traditional spider as the prongs are vertical and you'd be trying to position the spider with one prong on the cushion and one prong on the table. It's true that such shots are a fairly rare occurrence; since I bought mine, I've only used it once in about my last 5 matches. But for the sake of a fiver, it's definitely worth carrying one around in your case because it will, on occasion, allow you do make a shot that would otherwise be extremely difficult or nearly impossible.

[@eljumbotron]

Would love to see you play a frame vs someone on the first table you ever played on as a kid. Pot black table?

[@coreycallahan7443]

I have a leather magnetic chalk holder from Temu of all places and it is fantastic. It even came with both round chalk holder and square chalk holder and all of it is made of tooled genuine leather. Also, the magnets are very strong and hold the chalk extremely well. I think I paid around $15-$20 for the three piece set.

[@h2oussama988]

Oh god , not better help

[@fatroberto3012]

No need for a glove in the UK. If the heat in the club is too high and my hand starts sweating I just put chalk on my left hand where the cue runs. NOT snooker chalk, blackboard chalk. It works perfectly and fits in my case. It doesn't go on the table or the balls, so being white is not a problem.

[@w00llee14]

I use a bit of very fine grit sandpaper for the area of the cue where my bridge hand goes. Has the same effect as chalk on the hand or a glove.

[@stressball1324]

@@fatroberto3012 The glove is far more efficient in the long run and very clean. Despite what you may say, blackboard chalk is going to make the table dirty, which means the snooker club owners are going to get annoyed in the long term. Putting the glove on instead tends to be far less problematic, especially those with disabilities.

[@alexpowell6310]

Lisowski time yet?

[@jayjay1drum1skate]

After he read that poem I would have died if he went “I’m giving this a 5!” 😅

[@wielentschoten6904]

Actually i find the Mark Williams gadget the most usefull. You can really see if you hit the middle of the white ball.

[@alanfrancis9225]

@@wielentschoten6904 Correct. See the free videos to understand it’s proper use.

[@MoodyMarco-vj3oe]

Abrasiveness is the word you were looking for, Stephen :D

[@acidhelm]

Oh god Better help has infected this channel now. :(

[@dangermouse8466]

I suggest you call up Better Help to help you get over this.

[@jagdeepsingh3887]

I used to use plumbers wire wool to rub the cue, then a towel. Cue was super smooth

[@swivvy3037]

Take the cash but drop the sponser before it damages the channel

[@BelfastManUtdTherapy]

The old Scottish toothbrush 🤣🤣🤣🤣 id hate to see stephens teeth if he needs that amazon brush lol great episode again!

[@Igotsrunnynose]

Ronnie has won 23 Triple Crowns using Triangle chalk. Why would he want to switch to taom I'm actually curious?

[@gdpm86]

I think he explained that. Because it leaves no chalk on table which eliminates kicks

[@lilchris26]

Re the tip file, I bought the Peradon one because I lost the one I had for years, which was very good. I cut mine in half to make two and glued a piece of styrene on the end which I shaped, so you do not have to hold the paper.

[@HenkDeHauw]

30 for 50ct of printed plastic? I can design and print this in 1 hour myself right now

[@Squant]

Right, but you paid upfront for a 3D printer. Most people can live their entire lives without one.

[@Dystopianutopiabuilds]

But you didn't come up with the idea and prototype it did you? You can say things like that about many things in life if you don't think about what you are saying.

[@corny5128]

I think the idea with the cuing gadget is that if your follow through isn't straight, your cue will contact the sides of the 'U'.

[@dizzygunner]

YIKES! Disappointed to see you taking a better help sponsorship. They are a massive scam, and do more harm than good for people's mental health.

[@MrTrevorln]

Could you provide more information? I've used better help and while it's not as good as in person therapy, I still found it beneficial. It's pretty affordable too, high quality therapy can be really expensive. Seems fairly positive to me, why is it a scam and so negative as you say? Genuinely curious not trying to defend it.

[@lorenzotassellari7015]

Better help can be very hit or miss, mostly miss in my experience. My mate needed some help. The therapist told him to use his left hand more to help with his anxiety because "the left side of your brain is less stressed" 😂😂

[@wfcyellow]

I know they are used by abusers. I agree with the OP. To be clear, Stephen is not an abuser, of me or anyone. Nor will be know the serious point made in my first sentence. I wish he, and others knew. But the evil here is the public ltd scam artists whose name I cannot bear to even write out. Not Stephen. He is none of those things, I'd say he is careless to not do due diligence, but they're manipulators. I hope he does not take their money if he looks further into it. But I can understand how someone, in good faith, and offered a lot of money which is also taken in good faith, is manipulated by this public Ltd scam. Stephen hasn't scammed anyone, and I hope he ends association with them.

[@MrTrevorln]

@@lorenzotassellari7015 wow, that's shockingly dumb. Very strange because I worked with like 5 different therapists over a couple of years and they all seemed pretty professional and said things that many other therapists would say in person. Only issue I ever had was one therapist was like 15 minutes late to every appointment

[@TenaciousSub]

​@@lorenzotassellari7015 left side of your body is controlled by the right side of your brain and vice versa.

[@macgibbon]

We have one of those mini tables in our office, and it is a great thing when you're bored

[@DeanPuckering]

Stephen, have you ever played Snooker Plus, and if so, what are your thoughts on it? Would love to see a video about it

[@JuddmonteColours]

Not for me this one. Stick to the player guests.

[@ElBarcoGaming]

The line / straight cueing gadget is great if you're not near a table..

[@alanfrancis9225]

@@ElBarcoGaming It’s also a visual alignment tool.

[@DarkMatter1919]

I stopped watching after the Mark Williams gadget. To not know what something is and not even use it properly, and then to give it four out of five is a scam. What's the use of watching your analysis, if it's not going to give an honest analysis? It's just you talking, and on top of that you're talking shit. Thumbs down.

[@alanfrancis9225]

Well said. Biased product review. Watch MW/ Lee Walker free videos. Does exactly the same as Sightright but much much cheaper.

[@alanfrancis9225]

@@DarkMatter1919 Spot on. The QLine gives ever player a cost effective way of learning their correct visual line.

[@bigboy0625]

Great video completely something different thank you 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🎱

[@danielhanson4673]

As an English man myself I have to use the glove due to constant sweaty palms, before just to cue the cue smoothly I had to chalk in between my thumb just to cue so it wasn’t so rough. I will say the glove over time u do get use to it

[@AlastairCooper-k7r]

First time I have ever come across someone with the same goose bumps to sand paper affliction as myself! Even flour on bread rolls makes me wince 😂

[@StefanDLazarov]

You are sightright ambassador, so you are pretty much aware how MW alingment tool is working (its pretty much the same)!

[@alanfrancis9225]

Agreed. Biased product review.

[@Zigarius1123]

You should give that second shaper a second chance. Use your thumb and pinky finger to hold each end, started using one myself couple years ago. Any other way to hold it sucks. Almost similar to racking a 9 ball rack hand shape. Love the content!

[@iCarroller]

Hendry is too nice you can tell he is holding off the true rating. 3/5 for snooker poems? Like who would want that

[@BrettRussell-z2s]

For a tip shapen up, the wife’s nail file is good. 1 side rough, 1 side smooth.

[@Martvandelay]

Now I want Stephen to review more things. It doesn’t have to be snooker stuff. All sorta things 😅👌

[@simonbrampton]

This is the 3rd channel I follow that has used Better Help as a sponsor , so god knows how much they're spending or I must be their target market? Not in the UK, so don't know them but Every time the comments have been negative. Better off not using these guys if you don't need the cash.

[@williambox2463]

Why don’t you do a Paul Hunter tribute one of these times on cue tips Stephen squire!

[@OrijinaruBTC]

Hi Stephen my challenge to you is to cover one of your eyes when playing so you can get an idea what it's like to play the game when you're visually impaired like me. Also it could be good for disabled snooker to have someone from the WDBS on your show.

[@C4rl0s-_-4R]

Mark Allen also used the rest extension gadget that you wrongly stated only Steve Davis used. And he used it quite a bit aswell. Till it started falling off 😂

[@DeadlyKiss000]

I think Stephen is totally obsessed with snooker! I bet he sleeps on a snooker table and eats off one too!

[@ian8745]

I guess the idea of the mark Williams thing means you can practice to cue straight on the kitchen table too

[@eurimcoplimsoll1117]

I think very generous marks ( diplomatic ) on some of those items !

[@daveclarke100]

Looking healthy Steven, great to see :)